Want to go on a trip through the looking glass? That's what it feels like to watch this "commercial" for the birther movement (people who think Barack Obama is not a natural born citizen, and therefore not eligible to be President). Let's start with the bizarro hairdo of the preacher/host, Bill Keller. Then, there is a line at the very beginning that is--if you're being charitable--a misstatement of truth, and if you are not, a lie.
He claims that Obama's paternal grandmother has stated that he was born in Kenya. This is untrue. The statement came from his paternal step-grandmother, and was a mistranslation that Mrs. Obama tried to clear up repeatedly immediately after the faux-pas was made. It's clear as day that she wasn't trying to say that Obama was born in Kenya. Okay, next up are some bizarre edits, which may just be the product of the video maker abridging the clip. But then, a lawyer is introduced, the (aptly named) Gary Kreep. He's Orly Taitz without the accent, wig and heels. And he's apparently on the opposite side of a birther schism too.
Anyway, Kreep goes through a litany of debunked claims, including the falsehood that Obama could have been born anywhere, and still obtained a legal Hawaii birth certificate. He also points to an (unnamed) "expert" who has proven that Obama's current certificate is a fake. This one has long been debunked too. This video is very unlikely to persuade anyone who is even slightly informed on this ridiculous conspiracy theory. Bonus points for the hackneyed scary music. By the way, I wonder if Taitz and Keller got their wigs from the same vendor?
He claims that Obama's paternal grandmother has stated that he was born in Kenya. This is untrue. The statement came from his paternal step-grandmother, and was a mistranslation that Mrs. Obama tried to clear up repeatedly immediately after the faux-pas was made. It's clear as day that she wasn't trying to say that Obama was born in Kenya. Okay, next up are some bizarre edits, which may just be the product of the video maker abridging the clip. But then, a lawyer is introduced, the (aptly named) Gary Kreep. He's Orly Taitz without the accent, wig and heels. And he's apparently on the opposite side of a birther schism too.
Anyway, Kreep goes through a litany of debunked claims, including the falsehood that Obama could have been born anywhere, and still obtained a legal Hawaii birth certificate. He also points to an (unnamed) "expert" who has proven that Obama's current certificate is a fake. This one has long been debunked too. This video is very unlikely to persuade anyone who is even slightly informed on this ridiculous conspiracy theory. Bonus points for the hackneyed scary music. By the way, I wonder if Taitz and Keller got their wigs from the same vendor?
[Editor's Note: If you want a resource for the debunkings of virtually every Birther notion, here is an excellent resource that is informative and entertaining: Obama Conspiracy Theory.
